Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-01-14

in his use of quotations, and it was the
rarest chance that ne left out single
word of the text. His language was plain
and simple. One day when he was preach
I, ing in the army in Virginia, Christian
| soldier said he had often thought he would
like to have heard st. Paul preach. but he
was now satisfied; he had heard one preach
er that came up to his idea Of st. Paul's
preaching. For more than half century
! Bishop Glossbrenner preached in the same
earnest manner. He dwelt but little on
the terrors Of the law, but tried to turn
man to the love OF God. When he was
nearing the verge of the river, he said to
Brother Dodd, who was visiting him, that
. he would like to live just to preach one
more sermon on the text. sit is I, be not
afraid" What lesson this is to ministers
"a man who had preached for more than
half century, wishing just as he entered
the Valley of death that he could preach
one more sermon. Essays and specula-
tions may do in'public, but at the verge of
the river nothing but Jesus can satisfy.
But it was not all sunshine with Bishop
Glossbrenner. In church policy he some
times differed with his brethren, and op-
posing brethren would sometimes reply to
him in such a way as to intimate that he
would use his official position to aid his
side of the question. But these intlma-
tions never turned him from what he
thought was right. On two occasions it
was sought to displace him. He knew all
that was going on in that effort, but he had
nothing against those engaged in it, nor
as far as we know, did he ever speak
against any one. He Is beyond the reach
of harm now, but would rather be in his
place than in theirs.
When he started in the ministry the
United Brethren church did not number
more than $4,000. Even as late as when
private conveyance journeys of two OR
three weeks duration from one conference
to another. After sixty years Of age,
when he had to go to the conference on
the Pacific Coast he had to make a jour-
ney of twelve hundred miles by staging.
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Home and Foreign Missions, no institu-
tions Of learning. no Sabbath school Or
ganization. He grew up in the front rank
of all these new fields, and was always in
the advance in everything that he thought
would add potency to the church be loved.
AS presiding officer he had scarcely an
equal. When by age aud infrmity rem
dered less vigorous, he would once in
awhile make mistake, but would in
stantlY rally and take hold with his old
vigor. In twenty years, none of his 6e-
cisions have been set aside by the church.
: When it was made his duty to admonish
brother in open conference, he did it
with such love that almost all in the con-
ference were in tears. He was one of the
few men who knew how to be kind and
firm. In forty years I cannot call to mind
an instance ID which he fell below the
standard of a Christian minister. He was
loaJh to leave his work, for as age came
on him his heart was still young and
strong. When the river of death came in
sight he did not shrink, but said, "All is
ItSut. L huOW Ill WuOu udfS UOll6VeU.
Tell the brethren that all is right
Bishop Weaver then dWelt on the fact
that death was not the end of the dead
Bishop; his example and his life would
still live. His last days were full of suf-
fering. but they were also full Of victory.
Mr.. Dodds, of Dayton, who visited him
in his sickness. said he never in his life
| saw such assurance of victory. The day
before his death Bishop Glossbrenner said
to tie pastor, Il will not be here much
longer" The pastor asked. Chow does
the future appear?" And the Bishop re-
piled, Everything is as bright as it can
be. What a blessing it Is at such time
to have Saviour like this ~ His last
words were, my Saviour" And SO he
passed away. His work is not ended by
death. AS the news Of his departure is
heard throughout the church, we will all
recall some words of bis spoken in life and
they will continue their work.
REMARKS OF REV. J. W. HOTT.
Rev. j. w. Holt of Ohio said that when
it was known IN Dayton that he was CON-
ing to this funeral many of the clergy and
laymen who had known the Bishop, some
who he had baptized as children, came to
him with messages. Bishop Glossbrenner's
love for this country, these hills, never
left him. In his early years other cite
| invited bin to make his home with
| them, but his heart ever turned to Virgil
MIA and ChurchVille was always his home.
In bis later years he still retained his love
for the home of his early family life. This
he always called his home and here in the
providence of God he was permitted to die.
Since the day of the burial Of Bishop Of
tobein, the founder OF the church, there
has been no scene such as that of to-day,
to touch the heart of the Church with such
letter from Dayton, Ohio. where the news
had been received, which commenced with
"A good man has fallen" When the writer
last saw the Bishop he said he wished to
live, if it was the Lord 3 will, to be at the
next meeting of the Missionary Board In
May. He was President of the Board and
no part of the church work was dearer to
his heart. My house, said Mr.. Holt, was
his home for many years whenever he was
in Dayton, aud his name is a household
word with us,even to my little grandson of
five summers. His oft expressed motto
was: sIn the Church, let me live; in the
Church, let me labor; in the Church, let
me die. and by the Church, let me buried
His desire had been granted in Gods
providence.
At the close of Mr.. Hott's remarks the
choir sung Jesus lover of my SOUL" The
funeral procession was formed and at the
GRAVE ward about a mile from the church